Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-04-30
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION.
Cyclones in Four States W cked by the
Wind and Hail.
Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Kentucky
Travsrsed.
Life and Property Feed the Elements
Partial Dead List.

NnvApA, No., April ga terrific cyclone
swept over the northern part of this Vernon)
clouds were plainly visible here, passing only
about eight miles from this city. The cyclone
seemed to come down the Narmaron river
from the Kansas line, dealing death and de-
struction wher4 yer 1t struck. So far as can
be learned the first place 1t touched was In
Metz township, passing through Metz, Usage
and Blue Mound townships. Fences, houses,
barns and everything In the line Of the storm,
which was about half a mile de, were pick
ed up, rent into splinters and cast down
hundreds Of Yards away. Trees were torn up
by the roots. Over thirty houses were de-
stroyed and about ffteen lersons killed.
Only a
PAR IAL LIST or TIE DEAD
has az yet been obtained, which is as follows
Mrs. +. Shrout.
Miss Shrout, daughter % Mira. shrout.
Mary etover.
j. &. Hawkins.
JoEn Miller.
Mrs. John Miller.
There were five members Of the Miller fam
ily, four Of whom were killed. A baby. aged
= years, was playing In The yar,, and was
found unhurt this morning. Parts Of the
Miller house and furniture were found strewn
over the fields for u nile from where the
house stood. When reliable pews from the
township is received it is thought that the
death roll will Will be sN elled 10 over twenty
~ty-iive.
A heavy gale passed over this city, damag-
ing the Methodist church and other buildings,
but none were seriously il iured.
The wind was preceded by Il hail.storm
which did considerable damage. Many Of tie
hail stones weighed from three to four ounces
and some OF them measured nine inches in
circumference. They crashed through the
roofs Of dwellings and barns, leaving holes
through which a mans arm would pass with
ease. Considerable injury to stock is re-
ported from bail, but SO far as learned no
ier.ous were injured by it.
AN AkkANsAS TORNADO.
FoRr SMITH, Ark, April ga special
from Clslkayiile, ARK, TO tie tribune says:
A terrible cy clone passed over this county
from west To east, from two to three miles
wide, at Z O'Clock this morning, passing north
OF Ciarksvillc and uoir Z fearful damage. The
following persons were killed:
Mrs. p. NJ. Turner.
A child OF j. NJ. Reed.
Grown daughter of u. ID. Rowley.
Chiid of Mr.. Ritter.
Two children Of j. ID. Nilet.
The following were badly wounaed by fan
ing houses anu dying timber
7. NJ. Turner and two children.
Mir. Stoval AMI wife.
Milton stone aud wife.
j. ID. K wiley and wife.
Mrs. ". 7. Blackburn and some children.
frank Morgan and one 81 his children,
Several IN, mbers of simon Wlse's family,
Tue houses Of all these PARTIES and many
others were clown down aGa scattered far and
near. Considerable stock was killed aud
much dan age done property generally.
BOURBON COUNTY, KANSAS.
FORT Scott. Kan April ga Monitor
special from L, e>cott, this county, reports a
terrible cyclone on Thursday evening al
aoout halt past 6 O'Clock. There were seven
teen killed at q ttfertnt points throue hour the
county, and all iucalcuiatle amount Of dam
age was done to all kinds If property. Pres
colt was literally wiped out OF existence, not
"A single / uilding being left standing to mark
the site OF the once prosperous and thriving
place.
TIKI CAsEALTIEs.
KANSAS CRY, April 22.-1he Times Pres
colt, Kan, special gives the following list Of
casualties from the cyclone. The killed as re-
ported are fifteen, namely:
Constable Jake Stephen.
VIII McKale.
Mrs. Sarah Crone.
Z. Flynn and three children.
Jacob Broc2ch and wife.
Mrs. Richard Hardness.
Mrs. Douglass Waller and infant.
An infant If s. Y. Defining. One Of Joe
Duncan and n 6-year-old ciiilu of VIII Mckale.
KENTUCKY TORNADO.
CINCINNATI, April ga tornado swept
throcgh the portion Of Kentucky south Of
Cincinnati tbs morning, doing consid, rable
damage, but susing no loss Of life.